Category: NES

Yume Penguin Monogatari
March 2, 2026 No Responses

Yume Penguin Monogatari

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 01/25/91   Genre: Action I find that as I have grown older my tastes in games have gone a certain way. When I was young I was willing to play just about anything; its...
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Toobin’
February 23, 2026 No Responses

Toobin’

Developer: Tengen    Publisher: Tengen    Release: 12/89    Genre: Action Toobin’ was an interesting experience in the arcade. The concept of a man floating down a river on an inflatable tube is ridiculous but so is the rest of...
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
February 16, 2026 No Responses

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Developer: Imagineering    Publisher: THQ    Release: 1991    Genre: Action THQ sure knew how to pick them eh? As a new publisher in the industry they decided their forte would be licensed video games like Acclaim and LJN. Imagine...
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Mappy-Land
February 9, 2026 No Responses

Mappy-Land

Developer: Tose    Publisher: Taxan    Release: 04/89    Genre: Platformer Mappy-Land is a game I ignored growing up for no good reason. I played the original in the arcade briefly but did not think much of it. But by...
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Fire ‘n Ice
January 5, 2026 No Responses

Fire ‘n Ice

Developer: Tecmo    Publisher: Tecmo    Release: 03/93   Genre: Puzzle Solomon’s Key was one of the earliest NES games that taught me the limit of my gaming skills. I loved the gameplay and level design; the simplicity of the mechanics...
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Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
December 29, 2025 No Responses

Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout

Developer: Kemco   Publisher: Kemco    Release: 9/90    Genre: Platformer I dreaded most licensed games on the NES. Acclaim/LJN was largely responsible for making me realize video games could be bad as they butchered one license after another. But there....
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Doki Doki Yuuenchi
December 22, 2025 No Responses

Doki Doki Yuuenchi

Developer: KID    Publisher: VAP    Release: 08/09/91    Genre: Action In the mid-90s there was an odd surge of 2d platformers featuring soccer. I suppose if cavemen and witches can have their day than football deserves its turn too....
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Balloon Fight
December 15, 2025 No Responses

Balloon Fight

Developer: Nintendo    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 06/86    Genre: Action I am not usually one to chase high scores. Even in the heyday of the arcade it was rarely my thing. It takes a truly exceptional game for me...
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Silent Assault
December 8, 2025 No Responses

Silent Assault

Developer: Joy Van    Publisher: Color Dreams    Release: 1990    Genre: Action Contra is one of my favorite NES games of all time. Even though I am not much of a multiplayer gamer these days when I was young...
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Casino Kid 2
November 3, 2025 No Responses

Casino Kid 2

Developer: Sofel    Publisher: Sofel    Release: 04/93    Genre: Gambling Something strange happened near the end of the NES life. For some reason publishers decided now was the time to flood the market with gambling games. Between Blackjack, Caesar’s....
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